"The leader of the thieves, King Yan, is dead, why don't you surrender quickly!"
In the square in front of the palace, a tall and heroic young general shouted loudly. It was Gu Tingye who came to the rescue on Pegasus. The arrow that missed King Yan just now was shot by Gu Tingye.
Gu Tingye held the horn bow he had received from Wei Chen in his hand, and hung the bow on his arm while talking.
Draw the bow, set the arrow, and the arrow leaves the string, repeating this process, like clouds and flowing water, all in one go.
The copper finger on the thumb flashed back and forth, and the silk and hemp bowstring as thick as the little finger turned into a shadow. The strings vibrated, and the screams of long arrows piercing the air were continuous, producing bursts of killing sounds. p>
Wei Chen, who was not far away, looked at this scene and could not help but open his mouth slightly in wonder.
He never thought that one person and one bow could shoot out a waterfall of arrows, and wherever the arrows hit, people would be killed or injured, and screams could be heard all over the place.
Wei Chen originally thought that his archery skills were superb enough and would not be inferior to those of the generals in the army. Today, when he witnessed Gu Tingye showing off his skills with his own eyes, he understood what it means to have people outside the world and heaven outside the world.
Just when Wei Chen was marveling at Gu Tingye's wonderful archery skills, a rebel general beside him who was shot in the abdomen by an arrow unexpectedly endured the severe pain in his abdomen and got up.
Wei Chen struck with a knife.
Wei Chen hurriedly turned sideways, awkwardly avoiding the whizzing blade. He held the right wrist of the rebel general holding the knife with one hand, and with the other hand he grasped the arrow shaft inserted in his belly, and tried his best to kill him.<
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The ferocious face of the rebel general and Wei Chen were only less than half a foot apart, and they could hear each other breathing.
Watching the rebel general's eyes widen, his eyes gradually blurred, and finally he collapsed softly on the ground. Wei Chen's eyebrows, which were twisted like knives, finally relaxed.
After patting his face hard to stay awake, Wei Chen picked up the rebel general's waist knife from the ground, poked his vitals again, and then let out a heavy breath after confirming that he was dead.
This is the first time Wei Chen has fought so close to someone. This feeling is much stronger than shooting an arrow to kill someone dozens of steps away.
Looking down at the rebel general who was wearing a wind-winged war helmet and a beast-patterned waistband, Wei Chen immediately made a guess.
This person's status among the rebels is definitely not low.
Wei Chen immediately raised his hand to decapitate him with a knife, picked up his head, and shouted to the rebels in the square: "If you dare to resist stubbornly, this thief is an example!"
Facts have proved that Wei Chen's guess was correct. The rebel general he just killed happened to be Li Yan, the commander of the heroic army. His two thousand heroic soldiers were the backbone of the rebel army. p>
Seeing the deaths of King Yan and Li Yan one after another, the rebels who had no intention of fighting finally collapsed completely, threw down their weapons and gave up resistance.
Under the command of Song Chaozhong, the commander of the Divine Guard Army, the soldiers of the Divine Guard Army rushed forward and captured all the more than a thousand rebels who were still alive. Rows of rebels had their hands and feet tied, and they knelt in the square dejectedly.
Waiting for the release.
At this point, the leader of the bandits, King Yan, was shot to death by Gu Tingye with an arrow. Li Yan, the commander of the Xiaomeng Army, was also beheaded by Wei Chen. Chang Yuan, the commander of the Xiaoxiong Army, surrendered, and Rong Xian, the deputy commander of the Palace Division, was captured alive.
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Not long after the vanguard entered the city, tens of thousands of troops from the western suburbs camp led by Zhao Zongquan and the British Duke Zhang Lie finally arrived.
With the help of Yuan Wenshao, the commander of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, who was under house arrest by Wu Mou, enabled Dou Laoxi and other generals to escape.
Relying on Dou Laoxi's prestige, all the soldiers of the Five Cities' Army and Horse Division were eliminated. Wu Mou, the deputy commander of the Five Cities' Army and Horse Division, was executed, and all the gates in Bianjing City were again in the hands of the imperial court.
After retaking the city gate, the army began to clear out the remnants of the rebels who were fleeing in the city, and the gangsters who fished in troubled waters and stole and killed people in the city were also cleared.
In just one night, a rebellion comparable to the Xuanwu Gate Incident in the planning of King Yan and his henchmen ended hastily.
Funing Hall, the emperor's palace, was still brightly lit after a great chaos.
After Zhao Zongquan and the British Duke eliminated the remnants of the rebels in the city, they hurried to the palace, knelt in front of Zhao Zhen and apologized: "I was waiting for help to arrive too late, which frightened Your Majesty."
"This is all God's will! King Yan has trapped himself in a cocoon. If Wei Aiqing hadn't risked his life to pass the edict and mobilized troops to help the king, I would have died a long time ago!"
Zhao Zhen experienced all kinds of ups and downs, and all kinds of feelings were condensed in his heart, and he actually had a faint feeling of seeing through the world.
Wei Chen quickly thanked him and said, "Your Majesty, your words are serious. This is the duty of a minister."
"If you love me, you don't need to be humble. I have a strong balance in my heart. This time, loving you should be the first to save the country."
Zhao Zhen waved his hand, then turned to look at Zhao Zongquan: "You must be kind to Wei Qing's family in the future and repay me for this life-saving grace."
Everyone present was shocked when they heard this, and looked at Wei Chen with envy in their eyes.
With Zhao Zhen's words, Wei Chen's future will definitely be limitless!
"My son, I remember."
Zhao Zongquan responded hurriedly, feeling ecstatic in his heart, and finally let go of what he had been holding on to.
Previously, when King Yan rebelled, Zhao Zongquan accepted the order and was made the crown prince.
But in the final analysis, Zhao Zongquan's identity as the prince is actually the product of someone who obeys power in a hurry.
Now that King Yan is dead and there is no external threat, it remains to be seen whether Zhao Zongquan, the crown prince, can secure his position.
Therefore, after entering the palace, Zhao Zongquan felt particularly uneasy, fearing that if Zhao Zhen suddenly changed his mind, then Zhao Zongquan would be in the same situation as his father Zhao Gai, and he would be in a dilemma.
However, just now, after Zhao Zhen specifically told Zhao Zongquan to treat Wei Chen kindly, his attitude towards Zhao Zongquan was clearly revealed.
If Zhao Zongquan can no longer be the prince and turns back to the training envoy of the Yuzhou regiment, how can he treat Wei Chen kindly? It should be more like Wei Chen pulling Zhao Zongquan.
Obviously, Zhao Zhen had no intention of going back on his words. From now on, Zhao Zongquan will be the confirmed crown prince and the legitimate heir apparent of the Great Zhou Dynasty!
For a time, Zhao Zongquan had mixed feelings in his heart.
In his whole life, he was low-key and tolerant, unknown to the public, and the only time he took risks was this time, when he risked his own life and his family to fight hard. God finally did not let him down.
After the imperial edict, Zhao Zhen glanced at Wei Chen, Gu Tingye, the British Duke and others in front of him one by one, and sighed leisurely:
"Since ancient times, the strong wind knows the strong grass, and the loyal ministers have always been honest. Wei Aiqing, Gu Aiqing, Zhang Aiqing, these are all loyal ministers and generals who saved our great Zhou Dynasty from danger. No one should be treated lightly in the future!"
When Zhao Zhen said this, his tone was a little excited, his face suddenly turned pale, and he coughed violently.
"Your Majesty!"
Everyone was shocked when they saw this, and Zhao Zongquan hurriedly stepped forward, supported Zhao Zhen, and said with concern: "Your Majesty, I have remembered what you just said. You haven't slept all night, so you should take a rest first.
Take a break."
"My body can still hold on!"
Zhao Zhen raised his hand and took a deep breath. He reluctantly sat up straight, looked at the chamberlain on the side and said: "Quickly summon Han Zhang, Wen Yanchang, Xu Mu, the great scholar of Longtuge, and Liu Tingxi, the Hanlin scholar, to enter the palace. I want to draw up a plan."
Write an edict of succession!"
After hearing this, everyone understood what Zhao Zhen meant. Zhao Zhen was worried that the previous blood edict was not formal enough.
That’s why we had to follow the procedure and, under the witness of all the prime ministers and ministers, let Hanlin scholars draft the edict of succession, and then Zhao Zhen personally stamped the imperial edict of the Great Zhou Chengtian, completely confirming the title of the crown prince!